Marantz VP11S1 user guide

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MARANTZ LAUNCHES UPGRADED VERSION OF ITS AWARD-WINNING

VP-11S1 VIDEO PROJECTOR WITH HDMI 1.3 DEEP COLOR™CAPABILITY

-- Current Owners of VP-11S1 Projectors Will Be Able to Have Their Units Upgraded to HDMI 1.3
Capability As Well --

MAHWAH, NJ, May 10, 2007 – Marantz America, a renowned manufacturer of advanced home
entertainment solutions, today introduced an upgraded version of its groundbreaking VP-11S1 High­Definition DLP® front projector that features HDMI 1.3 inputs with Deep Color™ capability. With its
HDMI 1.3 Deep Color™ capability and 12 bit color depth, the upgraded VP-11S1 is capable of
displaying an astonishing 68 Billion colors! All VP-11S1 units now shipping to retailers will
incorporate the upgrade, with no increase in the suggested retail price of $19,999. In addition, Marantz
will be offering a service solution for units currently in the field which will allow all existing VP-11S1
owners to have their projectors upgraded to HDMI 1.3 with Deep Color (Pricing for the upgrade will
be announced shortly.).

Noted Kevin Zarow, Vice President, Marketing and Product Development, Marantz America, Inc:
“Marantz is proud to be the first company to offer a single chip DLP™ Projector featuring HDMI 1.3
with Deep Color and at the same time to provide a way for current owners to upgrade their units with
this exciting new capability. Our goal has always been to provide our customers with solutions for
enjoying the ultimate in home entertainment features and performance. Our upgraded VP-11S1 is a
reflection of our commitment to remaining at the leading-edge of all the latest technological
developments.”

VP-11S1: For True Home Theater Aficionados

The VP-11S1, a single-chip DLP® Projector featuring full upconversion capability for all video
sources to 1080p HD resolution, delivers image quality previously unavailable in anything but the
highest-priced professional projectors, including full uncompressed HDTV 1920x1080 pixel resolution

for incredibly realistic, detailed and lifelike images – virtually indistinguishable from film quality.
For true home theater aficionados, the VP-11S1 includes a Vertical Stretch mode that eliminates the
black borders on widescreen movies when viewed on a 2.35:1 screen. Key to the VP-11S1’s
unprecedented image reproduction capabilities is the inclusion of Texas Instruments' first true 1080p
HD chip, which dramatically increases the pixel count of previous 720p chips to over 2 million pixels.

About Marantz

Marantz America is committed to upholding the tradition of technological superiority initiated by
founder Saul Marantz. In keeping with this emphasis on quality, Marantz audio and video components
are carried only by the nation’s premier independent audio/video specialty retailers. Additional
information is available at www.marantz.com. Marantz America is a wholly owned subsidiary of
D&M Holdings Inc.

About D&M Holdings Inc.
D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE I: 6735) is based in Kawasaki and owns the Denon®, Marantz®, McIntosh®
Laboratory, Boston Acoustics®, Snell Acoustics, D&M Professional, Denon DJ, ReplayTV® and
Escient® brands. Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and D&M Professional are global industry leaders in the
specialist home theater, audio/video consumer electronics or professional audio markets, with a strong
and long-standing heritage of manufacturing and marketing high-performance audio and video
components. Boston Acoustics, with its signature The Boston Sound, is a leader in premium
loudspeakers for home and audio markets. Snell is a super premium speaker brand. The ReplayTV and
Escient brands represent award-winning technologies in digital home entertainment. Additional
information is available at www.dm-holdings.com.

Denon and Marantz are registered trademarks of D&M Holdings Inc.; McIntosh is a registered
trademark of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.; Boston Acoustics is a registered trademark of Boston
Acoustics, Inc. and ReplayTV and Escient are registered trademarks of Digital Networks North
America, Inc.

DISCLAIMER
Statements in this news release that are not statements of historical fact include forward looking
statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of the company. We wish to
caution you that such statements are just predictions and that actual events or results may differ
materially. Forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties surrounding
competitive and industry conditions, market acceptance for the company's products, risks of litigation,
technological changes, developing industry standards and other factors related to the company's
businesses. The Company reserves all of its rights.

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